A2

Perfect Tense

Perfekti

About this concept

Formed with olla + past participle (-nut/-nyt, -neet). Used for past with present relevance: olen puhunut (I have spoken).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~45 cards at level A2.

Examples

Olen puhunut hänen kanssaan.I have talked with him/her.
Hän on lukenut kirjan.He/She has read the book.
Oletko käynyt Suomessa?Have you been to Finland?
En ole nähnyt sitä.I haven't seen it.

Prerequisite

Olla (to be)A1

Concepts that build on this

Past Perfect (Pluskvamperfekti)B1ParticiplesB2

More A2 concepts

Simple Past (Imperfekti)ImperfektiVerb Types (4-6)Verbityyppit 4-6Consonant GradationAstevaihteluObject Case RulesObjektisäännötEssive and Translative CasesEssiivi ja Translatiivi

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